HOMEF
30 Dec
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has cautioned Delta State government against the sale of 258, 000 hectares of mangrove forests, as carbon trade pollute the environment, and dangerous to human nature.
16 Dec
Coalitions of 1,000 groups and individuals, including civil society organisations, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), under the umbrella of GMO-Free Nigeria Alliance
7 Dec
Amid the growing controversies trailing the adoption of Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs) in Nigeria, experts, farmers, civil societies and other critical stakeholders in the agricultural sector have emphasised the need for government to, as a matter of urgency, ban the proliferation of these crops in the country.
21 Nov
The rising cases of cancer and other deadly diseases in the country have been traced to the consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
6 Aug
Stakeholders at a two-day workshop organised by Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), in collaboration with the Niger Delta University (NDU), Ammasoma, have analysed how crude oil extraction by oil companies and beneficiaries, like the federal and state governments, including those who are benefitting from oil exploration in Niger Delta, have sacrificed and privatised the…
10 Jun 2024
With the rains yet to abate, Lagos is facing an increasing threat of severe yearly flooding and recent projections revealed rising sea levels are likely to severely impact the city by 2050, with vast swathes of land potentially rendered unlivable.
6 Jun 2024
In commemoration of World Environmental Day, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on Federal Government for a constitutional amendment to create roles and resources for traditional institutions in protecting forests, combating desertification, and preventing droughts.
31 May 2024
Civil Societies have lauded the decision of the House of Representatives to investigate the introduction of Genetically Modified Crops into the nation's food system, as well as halting approvals of new products pending the outcome of the investigation.
26 May 2024
Civil Societies have lauded the decision of the House of Representatives to investigate the introduction of Genetically Modified Crops into the nation’s food system, as well as halting approvals of new products pending the outcome of the investigation.
23 Apr 2024
As the world marks International Mother Earth, instituted by United Nations, ECO2RUPPERS Africa has unfolded measures aimed at saving Nigeria and other African countries the sum of $70 billion from the impact of plastic pollution.
23 Mar 2024
Following the importance of groundwater, the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) and the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) have said water is a catalyst for peace, stability, and sustainable development around the globe.
22 Jan 2024
Environmentalists in the Niger Delta region have raised concerns over a plan by Shell to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary to a consortium of domestic and international oil companies for $2.8 billion.
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